Jordan on Nostr: Realistically mining is kind of a moot point since neither community has been ...
Realistically mining is kind of a moot point since neither community has been compromised yet.
Yes, Bitcoin has come close to being compromised, and is at risk of it, and yes Monero's network is hypothetically easier to compromise as far as hash rates but really in both cases it's impractical to do a 51% attack.
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